Comments on: Battles and my favourite song of last year http://www.nialler9.com/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/ Ireland based MP3 blog - Indie, Electronica, Hip-Hop - A Chronicle of Musical Delights Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dublin Opinion » Let the Adoration of Battles Begin http://www.nialler9.com/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7449 Dublin Opinion » Let the Adoration of Battles Begin Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:32:00 +0000 http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7449 [...] But then comes Battles, a New York group formed from bands I’m not really familiar with. Last year they signed to Warp and brought out a couple of EPs (tracks available on their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/battlestheband) that had people like nialler9 ragging on about them in a particular persistent fashion. http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/ [...] [...] But then comes Battles, a New York group formed from bands I’m not really familiar with. Last year they signed to Warp and brought out a couple of EPs (tracks available on their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/battlestheband) that had people like nialler9 ragging on about them in a particular persistent fashion. http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/ [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.nialler9.com/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7371 Mike Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:18:27 +0000 http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7371 [quote post="272"]math-rock [/quote] well, personally I prefer classical nu-grime with lashings of opera-core, and just a smidgin of ill-bient opera-step. (invented genre wars update: Mike 1 - Nialler/Gav - 0) p.s - Any one catch this post-anydoob movement that's sweeping the trendy NY hangout spots? [quote post="272"]math-rock [/quote]

well, personally I prefer classical nu-grime with lashings of opera-core, and just a smidgin of ill-bient opera-step. (invented genre wars update: Mike 1 – Nialler/Gav – 0)

p.s – Any one catch this post-anydoob movement that’s sweeping the trendy NY hangout spots?

]]> By: Gav http://www.nialler9.com/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7368 Gav Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:19:54 +0000 http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7368 Depends on your definition of math-rock nialler..if it encompasses any of the bands i've been harping on about over the past few days then boo to you sir,there are certainly other math rock bands worth mentioning,some even from ireland.all a matter of lumping bands in i suppose but still,are the rednecks mathrock?are terrordactyl?or are we talking purely in terms of battles/don caballero etc?it'll be interesting to see who u:mack chooses to support battles,thats if they aren't bringing a touring band...hmmm.. Depends on your definition of math-rock nialler..if it encompasses any of the bands i’ve been harping on about over the past few days then boo to you sir,there are certainly other math rock bands worth mentioning,some even from ireland.all a matter of lumping bands in i suppose but still,are the rednecks mathrock?are terrordactyl?or are we talking purely in terms of battles/don caballero etc?it’ll be interesting to see who u:mack chooses to support battles,thats if they aren’t bringing a touring band…hmmm..

]]> By: Cahony http://www.nialler9.com/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7359 Cahony Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:07:01 +0000 http://www.nialler9.com/blog/2007/02/20/battles-and-my-favourite-song-of-last-year/#comment-7359 I was thrilled when I heard about the date for May as I couldn't get to them last time either. Ep C and B Ep were some of my favourite listens of last year and from all reports the live experience takes it to another level. Hadn't heard about the upcoming album yet, it'll be eagerly awaited from now on! I was thrilled when I heard about the date for May as I couldn’t get to them last time either. Ep C and B Ep were some of my favourite listens of last year and from all reports the live experience takes it to another level.

Hadn’t heard about the upcoming album yet, it’ll be eagerly awaited from now on!

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